Many contributory factors can influence the quality of the deep drawing process, among which Blank Holder Force (BHF) plays a decisive role. Therefore, controlling the BHF during the deep drawing process can bring many advantages and act as a deterrent against process failures, including tearing, wrinkling, and fatigue due to excessive residual stress and cyclic loads. Variable Blank Holder Force (VBHF), in which the BHF varies along the punch stroke, has recently been a popular method for improving sheet metal quality in the deep drawing process. In this study, VBHF was optimized to improve the formability of the process and reduce the residual stress using two different methods of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Response Surface Method (RSM). The main purpose of this research is to introduce a new approach based on AI for VBHF optimization and compare the result of which with that of previous methods (Statistical methods). To reach this aim, BHFs in seven different stages of punch stroke were considered as the inputs of the process, and drawn depth at the tearing moment in addition to residual stresses were considered as the outputs of this optimization process. The optimization was carried out in two forms, single and multi-objective optimization to yield the desired results. The deep drawing process was numerically simulated using Abaqus/Explicit Software, with heavy modeling calculations performed on the supercomputer, Simorgh, and the experimental studies were carried out to verify FEM simulation. Additionally, to optimize VBHF using AI methods, Artificial Neural Network (ANN) was used to define a correlation function between inputs and outputs, and a Genetic Algorithm (GA) was used to optimize the function trained by ANN. Optimization results demonstrated that although the trend of optimized VBHF using AI and RSM were considerably similar to each other, the AI results were better than that of RSM in both cases of residual stress reduction and draw ability improvement. The FEM model of deep drawing process was shown to be reliable due to its excellent agreement with experimental studies.
Deep drawing is a forming process widely used in aerospace, military, automotive, and various industries. One of the essential useful parameters in the quality of deep-drawn products is Blank Holder Force (BHF). By Controlling BHF during the process, formability has been improved, reduced forming energy, and sheet thickness. Tearing is one of the most common and crucial defects in this process due to high radial stress in the cup's wall, resulting in many limitations in this field. In this process, the blank holder force plays an indispensable role in causing tearing.Therefore, controlling blank holder force during the process would be inevitable to avoid tearing or even wrinkling. This study aims to calculate the tearing limit with new criteria in analytical dominating plasticity Equations based on the slab Method. The St14 sheet with 1 mm thickness and 200 mm diameter is used in this study. The maximum blank holder force in each stage of punch stroke with new criteria based on strain energy with three different frictional coefficients is calculated, compared, and verified with FEM simulation and experimental results. Analytical results with new criteria are also compared with previous procedures. Finally, it is realized that results related to energy criteria have a lot more similarity with FEM simulation and experimental results in comparison with the previous ones.
Deep drawing is a forming process widely used in aerospace, military, automotive, and various industries. One of the essential useful parameters in the quality of deep-drawn products is Blank Holder Force (BHF). By Controlling BHF during the process, formability has been improved, reduced forming energy, and sheet thickness. Tearing is one of the most common and crucial defects in this process due to high radial stress in the cup's wall, resulting in many limitations in this field. In this process, the blank holder force plays an indispensable role in causing tearing. Therefore, controlling blank holder force during the process would be inevitable to avoid tearing or even wrinkling. This study aims to calculate the tearing limit with new criteria in analytical dominating plasticity Equations based on the slab Method. The St14 sheet with 1 mm thickness and 200 mm diameter is used in this study. The maximum blank holder force in each stage of punch stroke with new criteria based on strain energy with three different frictional coefficients is calculated, compared, and verified with FEM simulation and experimental results. Analytical results with new criteria are also compared with previous procedures. Finally, it is realized that results related to energy criteria have a lot more similarity with FEM simulation and experimental results in comparison with the previous ones.
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